What color is #5C7876?

#5C7876 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C7876?

The RGB value is 92, 120, 118: 92 red, 120 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C7876?

The complementary color is #785C5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C7876?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C7876 color

#5C7876 rgb(92, 120, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5C7876 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 47.1% green and 46.3% blue (92, 120, 118).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 13% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Stream Burble (#5E7E7D), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#5C7876 color codes

HEX	`#5C7876`
RGB	`rgb(92, 120, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 47.1%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 13%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 23%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 2%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.28, -10.52, -2.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.28, 10.75, 191.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.399, 17.016, 19.662)`
Decimal	`6060150`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C7876, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #5C7876	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C7876 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #5C7876 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c7876; }
.text { color: #5c7876; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c7876; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 120 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c7876, #5c6c78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5C7876?: #5C7876 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C7876?: The RGB value is 92, 120, 118: 92 red, 120 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C7876?: The complementary color is #785C5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C7876?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.